ⲗⲁⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic (ls, tongue), from Egyptian ns (tongue) */lis/, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (tongue). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *lišān-.

Noun

ⲗⲁⲥ • (lasm (plural ⲗⲁⲥ (las))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Old Coptic) tongue
  2. (Bohairic) language

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